Publics and the City

Publics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory. Advances a new framework for considering the diverse spatialities of publicness in relation to the city Argues that a city's contribution to the making of publics goes beyond the provision of places for public gathering Examines a series of detailed case studies Looks at the relationship between urbanism, public spheres, and democracy

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. 1 The Problem with Public Space. 2 Publics and the City. 3 Making a Claim: The Regulation of Protest at Parliament House, Canberra. 4 Cruising: Governing Beat Sex in Melbourne. 5 Making a Name: Writing Graffiti in Sydney. 6 "No Fun. No Hope. Don't Belong." : Re-making "Public Space" in Neo-liberal Perth. 7 Justifying Exclusion: Keeping Men out of the Ladies’ Baths, Sydney. 8 Imagining the Public City: Concluding Reflections. Bibliography. Index